actually making stuff is even cooler when so many people are just pretending to make stuff on the bullshit machine
Greg Surmacz
@gregsurmacz.bsky.social
Woodwind, synths, noises (general). Jazz/beats/bass/vibes/whatever. Leeds. gregsurmacz.bandcamp.com https://linktr.ee/gregsurmacz
Bu bu but he does fun videos! And likes The Smiths! And is vaguely northern! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licenses.
bbc.co.uk
John Terry’s a massive racist and supports the Restore party, pass it on
One of the worst moments of my life when I realised this
James Felton@jimmfelton.bsky.social · 4w agoby the way it is really fucking annoying that you were all right about exercise making you feel better, a real pain in the arse to discover that the joggers were correct
Can everyone stop saying ‘blahmaxxing’ or ‘blah-coded’ please? Cheers
Remember when Liz Truss was UK Prime Minister for 6 weeks? Hahahahaha 🫠 what a country
A lot of Midlands erasure going on again today by the look of it
every single company is run by people that hate the products they're selling and the people making those products and their customers
John Terry’s a massive racist and supports the Restore party, pass it on
Watching England lose to DR Congo, then off to see Sunn O))). Basically a perfect evening 🤌
As far as I can see, ‘Manchesterism’ means: selling off the city centre to Middle Eastern and Chinese developers, filling it with soulless glass and concrete apartment blocks, and making it utterly unaffordable for creatives and young people. But sure, bee logos and banging on about The Smiths 🫠
All these adverts for AI services on ITV’s World Cup coverage feels a lot like when all those American celebrities did crypto ads during the Super Bowl. Can’t wait for all these companies to go bust/to prison
Brexit has destroyed our party politics, social media has warped our sense of the world, artificial intelligence is now slowly but surely rotting our brains. Good times.
‘I get free gig tickets all the time but don’t even enjoy them’ is… quite a take. Where to even begin
The hill I will die on: Going to a gig is an endurance test | Sasha Mistlin
Muddy sound systems, pricey tickets and a strong chance of getting showered with someone’s stale beer – give me a nice sit-down in a cinema any time, says Guardian Saturday commissioning editor Sasha ...
theguardian.com
Can someone explain the point of this to me please? (Other than money obvs) I just hate all this ‘reimagined for orchestra!’ stuff. By stripping work of its context, you’re essentially saying it wasn’t real music before you stuck some shit violins on it and put it in a concert hall
Endtroducing at 30….. DJ Shadow & The BBC Symphony Orchestra | Barbican
The legendary DJ and producer DJ Shadow marks the 30th anniversary of his hugely influential album Endtroducing….. by joining forces with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jules Buckley.
barbican.org.uk
I’m in London tonight, playing live. It’ll be really good, you should come. Final tickets: dice.fm/event/v3dv37...
This is no more about the details of immigration policy than the progroms my great great grandparents fled were about Jews committing crimes. It's straightforward racist violence and it needs the strongest possible response.
WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK, come one come all
Greg Surmacz@gregsurmacz.bsky.social · 2mo agoLONDON. Doing this a week today, Wednesday 10th June, at Grow Hackney. It’ll be good, you should come. For fans of: head-nodding; jazz/not jazz; funny time signatures; heavy bass; dancing uncertainly; the number 7; saxophones; synths; fun (general).
LONDON. Doing this a week today, Wednesday 10th June, at Grow Hackney. It’ll be good, you should come. For fans of: head-nodding; jazz/not jazz; funny time signatures; heavy bass; dancing uncertainly; the number 7; saxophones; synths; fun (general).